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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 664 · 40 questions
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How the sounds work (The r changes the vowel): Spot the vowel + r: ar, or, er, ir or ur. Read it as one sound: c-ar, f-or-k. er, ir and ur sound the same, so learn which spelling each word uses: bird, turtle, tiger.

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  1. 1.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) guitar (c) bird
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) torch (c) car
  3. 3.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) turch (c) torch
  4. 4.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) circus (c) car
  6. 6.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  7. 7.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicern
  8. 8.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  9. 9.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) shark (c) flower
  11. 11.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) turkey (c) ladder
  13. 13.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) first (c) yarn
  15. 15.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  16. 16.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  17. 17.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) star (c) spider
  19. 19.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  20. 20.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yorn (c) yern
  21. 21.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  22. 22.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) cern (c) corn
  23. 23.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
  24. 24.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigor (c) tigar
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) purple (c) circus
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) dart (c) flower
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) jar (c) paper
  28. 28.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  29. 29.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) computer (b) corn (c) guitar
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) computer (c) torch
  32. 32.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) ster (c) star
  33. 33.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) butter (b) turkey (c) corn
  35. 35.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  36. 36.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dirt (c) dort
  37. 37.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  38. 38.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) turtle (c) circus
  40. 40.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar

Answer key

  1. bird
  2. car
  3. torch
  4. popcorn
  5. hammer
  6. ir
  7. unicorn
  8. or
  9. turkey
  10. torch
  11. or
  12. ladder
  13. er
  14. yarn
  15. burger
  16. ar
  17. purple
  18. spider
  19. or
  20. yarn
  21. er
  22. corn
  23. girl
  24. tiger
  25. jar
  26. flower
  27. paper
  28. er
  29. circus
  30. guitar
  31. computer
  32. star
  33. ur
  34. turkey
  35. ir
  36. dart
  37. ur
  38. ar
  39. turtle
  40. ar

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